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THE HONGKONG

EXPLAINS POSITION

IN INDIA

(Continued from Page 1.).

APRIL TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

men conditional upon Iva assurance that a Governor "would not use hla special powers of interference or sel aide the advice of Ministers in regard to their consitutional activities."

the was widely assumed in India, in the Press and elsewhere, that

st the formula was one which would en- able Congress lenders in the pro-

nilitude of Governors towards them, without requiring from them assur- ances they could not give,

vinces to satisfy themselves as to the

OFFICE DECLINED

SOLDIER SENT TO PRISON

Broke Shop Window; Carried Revolver

Prisoner Makes No Explanation

9. 1937.

OBSCENE BOOKS DISCOVERED

DISTRIBUTORS CAUGHT

AND FINED

A large number of Indecent Chinese booklets were exhibited before- Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning, when two men, Chan Lal, aged 38, newspaper agent, and

were

Chan Kwang, bged 23, loki, cherged with lasuing 120 copies to newspaper hawkers at No. 23 Lea

Yuen Street East, first floor, yester

day.

was

un

Both defendants pleaded guilly, Stiff penalties were inflicted Delective-Sergeant G. Carruthers, In that event, however, acting on instructions from headquarters, the on Rifleman George Miclean, of proseculing, said a licenced newspaper .Fillis Novelty Orch, Congress leaders declined to accept the 1st. Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles,en to be carrying the booklets by

hawiser at 10 a.m. Yesterday Debroy Somers. eflice unless they received every as-when he pleaded guilty at the Chinese detective C390, who, DX541--Coronation Anthem..Festival Of English Church Music, sunce which it was constitutionally Central Magistracy this morn-examination, found them to be of an mpes ble for the Governors give, There followed what Lord Zelland ing to a charge of causing mali- indecent nature, and took the man to Central Police Station. There the described as "a most surprising state- cious damage, to the approxi-hawker was questioned and he inform THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

ment" from Mr. Gandhi, suggesting ICE HOUSE ST. that the Congress formula asked for mate value of $400, to a plate ed the Police he had obtained them PHONE 21322.

nothing more than the implementing glass window at Lane, Crawford, from defendants. DAKONSTANTÁNNnaecones of the suggestion which Mr. Gandhi Ltd., at 10.30 p.m. on April 4, attributed to British Ministers ordinarily Governors would not use revolver without a licence.

that and unlawful possession of their powers of Interference.

To contend there was no difference between such an expression of opinion a pledge by a Governor himself, in no use of his special powers, was, Lord Zetland said, so astonishing that It appears to be explicable only on the assumption ether that Mr. Gandhi has never read the Act or the Instru- ment of Instructions or the report of the Joint Select Committee, or that, if he has done so, he had completely forgotten, when he made his state- ment, the provisions embodied in those documents in respect of the fectly sober at the time he committed two months' hard labour each, and the special responsibilities Governors,"

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Maclean, who appeared on remand, was sentenced to two months' hard

and the roquest for dance, to make labour on the first count, and Aned Police, as he was connected with a

Sergeant Carruthers took out a war- Arant to search the premises, and found another 200 copies slocked there. The Chan Lal, Agency was owned by while Chan Kwong was his fokl. The second accused was well-known to the similar case recently Chu Lung $200 or three months' hard labour on

Street, when over 9,000 coples of the second count, the terms to be seene literature was se.zed. On that

was fur- obs served concurrently. He

vested in

UNFORTUNATE STATEMENT

It was all the more unfortunate that 'Mr. Gandhi should have made Buch a statement, be

large numbers In India were accustomed to accept any alement of his as necessarily correct,

cause

Since

ther ordered to pay $100 compensa-occasion, the men arrested were put tion to Lanc, Crawford, Ltd., or on ball, and had absconded. serve another six weeks hard labour, then, such booklets had not been seen, but they appeared again last week. in default,

The prosecuting offcer asked that a serious view of the case be taken.

Both defendants were fined $100 or booklets were confiscated.

Mr. T. Murphy, the Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence prosecuting, said Maclean was per-

the act, which he did by throwing pistol wrapped in cloth at it. The revolver belonged to an officer in the Regiment, who was absent from the Colony, and appeared to have been taken from the barracks at Sham- shulpo.

HOPED TO GET OUT OF ARMY

CARRIED CHISEL FOR NO GOOD GIVEN MONTH TO

Therefore, he must make it clear be There was no ammunition in the! yond possibility of doubt that the de-gun, and how defendant came by it FIND EXCUSE mand to Governors was one which, was not clear; nor was also bis without amendment of Constitution, original reason for taking the revol- Sentence of a month's imprison- they could not possibly have accepted. ver. There were Do exicnual ment was imposed on Chan Ho-kam,

To illustrate this, Lord Zetland cited

clrcumstances in the case, but defen-allas Chan Kam-sau, aged 31, tra- the example of a Hindu or Moslem dant probably did it with the hope selling truder, when he pleaded guilty majority ministry which proposed to of getting out of the Army.

to a charge of possessing a 'chiect curtall the number of schools available

without a lawful excuse before Mr. to Moslemn ΟΙ Hindus as the

Mr. Murphy asked that a serious. Keen at the Central might be. Such action would dearly view be taken of the case, and men- be constitutional

ional activity on the paritioned that some years ago there had Cashman said Chan was seen by an

case

this morning. Detective-Sestracy

of the Ministry which the Congress been a number of similar happenings Indian constable, 8728, hiding in the formula required Governors not 10 In the Colony. He asked that as doorway of a shop in Sal Street, at

interfere with. But an obligation was imposed on Governors, under Section 52 of the Act, to safeguard the legitimate interests of minorities. Opinions might differ,

Lord Zetland added, as to necessity for such sate guards, but it could not be doubled that the Indian minorities themselves attached the utmost importance to them, and Governors could not divest themselves of the special respon- sibilities and powers conferred upon them of making such safeguards effective.

The House applauded the Secretary of State when he paid a tribute to the public spirit of the other political who had leaders in six provinces undertaken the dimeull and distasteful task of serving in minority Ministries in order that the King's, Government might be carried on. These Ministries were absolutely constitutional.

much compensation 08 could be

granted by the Court be awarded to Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

Maclean, in answer to his Worship, said he had no explanation to give for his action.

อ

An officer of defendant's regiment, bt. D. J. F. Donles, who was present fair court, said Maclean bad character. He could only surmise that defendant obtained the revolver by walking into the regimental a drip store, taking the gun from tray where it had been left for oiling when nobody was looking.

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